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GHS REVIEW. Gloucester High School successfully completed a Peer Review Team visit for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Nov. 13. SACS accreditation signifies a commitment to quality education has been made by the school community, including parents, students, community leaders and school personnel, according to a press release from Principal Jean King. David Daniel, currently an assistant principal for two elementary schools, chaired the self-study phase, in which teachers, school officials, students and community stakeholders assessed the total school program.

BIRTHS Brayden Christopher Blount, July 18, 8 pounds, 3 ounces, to Chris and Cory Blount of Kittery, Maine. Grandparents are Brenda and Wade Potter of Yorktown, Chuck and Lora Blount of Suffolk, Danny and Lisa Street of Hampton and Luann Blount of Chesapeake. ACHIEVEMENTS Chris Meadows, a resident of Poquoson, recently served as an instructor at the Freedom Alliance Military Leadership Academy (MLA). In its eighth year, the MLA is a summer program that seeks to transform young men and women into leaders by introducing them to positive role models, teaching them leadership skills and testing their resolve through rigorous mental and physical challenges.

ACHIEVEMENTS Suffolk Public Schools' Chris Baugh, technology integrator, and John Littlefield , director of technology, were recently honored. Littlefield was presented the 2007 Leadership Award by the Virginia Educational Technology Advisory Committee. The group advises the Virginia Board of Education on instructional technology. Littlefield is chairman of the organization. The award recognizes his advocacy for innovative technology in Suffolk Public Schools the state. Baugh represented the best in the region, which includes the Peninsula, South Hampton Roads, Western Tidewater and the Eastern Shore.

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hammond of Hampton proudly announce the graduation of both their son, Jason Wilson Hammond, from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine on May 24, 2001, and his wife, Camille Topaz Cade Hammond, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Cade of Midlothian, Va., from the University of Maryland School of Medicine on May 25, 2001. Dr. Jason Hammond, a graduate of Kecoughtan High School and Morehouse College, will complete his residency in orthopedic surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

On the first Saturday of every month, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., members of the York Ruritan Club can be found in the Grafton Shopping Center collecting old bottles, glass, plastics and anything else that can be recycled. Joe Nolan has been a member of the York Ruritan Club for three years and in December of last year was elected for his second term as secretary. Other officers include: Jack Jensen, president; Mike Peck, vice-president and John Stanaway, treasurer. The club was presented with an award from the York County Historical Beautification Committee for its successful recycling program set up in May 1988.

HAMPTON — Hampton's two new pre-K-8 schools will be accessible not only to students in their attendance zones, but also to 200 students who apply for their "choice" programs. Phenix and Andrews pre-K-8 will each have 100 slots for out-of-zone middle school students when they open this fall. Phenix will offer an advanced program in biotechnology and medical sciences and Andrews will offer a curriculum focused on engineering, according to a presentation at Wednesday's Hampton School Board meeting.

HAMPTON — Armstrong Elementary will switch from a fundamental school to an arts-themed school next year. It will still be a "school of choice," with parents applying for their children to attend and providing their own transportation. The district is teaming with museums and art organizations to infuse arts into everyday lessons. "Instead of being built on the fundamental school concept, it will be built around integrating arts into the instructional programs," said Patricia Leary, director of elementary school leadership.